Awesome Slew

Awesome Slew won his career debut and finished third in the Grade 3 Pegasus Stakes in his fourth start.

The bay colt earned his first career stakes win with a seven-length romp in the Grade 3 Smarty Jones Stakes at Parx Racing in September 2016 and subsequently finished fifth in the $1 million Pennsylvania Derby.

In 2017, Awesome Slew made his 4-year-old debut in the Sunshine Millions Classic at Gulfstream Park, finishing a close third. He then posted a runner-up effort to Sharp Azteca in the Grade 2 Gulfstream Park Handicap before returning to the winner’s circle at Keeneland on April 8, taking the seven-furlong Grade 3 Commonwealth Stakes with a strong closing kick to best multiple Grade 1 winner A. P. Indian.

In his next four starts over the spring and summer of 2017, Awesome Slew finished second by a head to Limousine Liberal in the Grade 2 Churchill Downs Stakes presented by TwinSpires, fourth in the Mohegan Sun Metropolitan Handicap, second in the Belmont Sprint Championship, and second in the Forego Stakes.

Awesome Slew returned to the winner’s circle in his next start, outfinishing The Player at odds of 3-5 to take the Grade 3 Ack Ack Stakes at Churchill Downs by a length. He followed with a third-place finish in the Grade 1 Las Vegas Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile.

The Mark Casse trainee continued racing at age five, making his return in the Carter Handicap. He rallied late in that seven-furlong Grade 1 stakes to take second behind Noble Mule.